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Spring Cocktails at Blackberry Mountain
Explore the inspiration and recipes behind our favorite sips of the season!

Explore the inspiration and recipes behind our favorite sips of the season!

Get the recipes for three desserts featuring some our favorite sweet products from the Blackberry Farm Shop.

Discover three delicious dishes featuring a few of our favorite savory products from the Blackberry Farm Shop.

Get the recipe for homemade chocolate ganache truffles by The Barn Pastry Chef Jonathan Metcalf!

Discover seven unique uses for Blackberry Farm's Strawberry Chocolate Jam!

Get the recipe for a classic fruit-forward sip reimagined by the Three Sisters Beverage team.

We’re revealing the most requested recipes of the year from Blackberry Farm and Blackberry Mountain!

Get the recipe for Ricotta Cavatelli with Black Truffle, a top dish from Blackberry Mountain in 2025!

Get the recipe for Poached Farm Eggs, one of the most highly requested dishes from Blackberry Farm in 2025!

Get the recipe for Marinated Chicken Legs, one of the top requested dishes from Blackberry Mountain in 2025!

Get the recipe for Grilled Sourdough Flatbread, one of the top requested dishes from Blackberry Mountain in 2025!

Get the recipe for Cinnamon Roll Bread Pudding, one of the top requested dishes from Blackberry Farm in 2025!

Get the recipe for Butternut Squash Soup, one of the most highly requested dishes from Blackberry Farm in 2025!

Get the recipe for Breakfast Pancakes, one of the most requested dishes from Blackberry Mountain in 2025!

Get the recipe for Winter Apple Salad, one of the most requested dishes from Blackberry Farm in 2025!

Get the recipe for the Dogwood's seasonally inspired twist on a cosmopolitan.

This dessert recipe from The Barn at Blackberry Farm® is simple in style yet memorable in flavor.

Enjoy a taste of Fall in the Great Smoky Mountains with this sweet and savory spread from Blackberry Farm.

Check out the recipes for six seasonal cocktails featured on our Fall menus at Three Sisters and Firetower.

Learn about a unique spin on an espresso martini created by the Blackberry Mountain Firetower Beverage team.

Recreate a taste of Blackberry Farm-inspired flavor in your own kitchen with this recipe from The Barn's Summer menu.

Get the recipe for a light Summer salad that features fresh watermelon as the star ingredient!

These Summer cocktails at Blackberry Farm are perfect for cooling off from a hot day.

Get the recipe for the Dogwood's Baby Beets and Strawberries with Crunchy Pistachio Butter and Sweet Herbs.

Learn more about ramps, how we preserve them and how to use them for your new favorite martini.

The Firetower's seasonal sips have been thoughtfully crafted to capture the energizing taste and feel of Spring.

Warmer weather and brighter days call for refreshing sips that match the energy of the season.

The Winter cocktail menu at the Firetower is filled with some of our favorite seasonal flavors.

The Barn’s Winter cocktail menu features a unique mix of flavor and history.

The Main House’s Winter cocktail menu is crafted to evoke the serenity of the season with each and every sip.

Blackberry Mountain Director of Food and Beverage Logan Griffin shares the recipe for a prolific digestif cocktail.

Enjoy the Main House team's Winter-inspired take on a bellini, showcasing Anjou pear and blood orange.

Kendall McCullough, pastry supervisor at the Dogwood, shares some of her favorite desserts to make around the holidays.

Enjoy an aperitivo from Blackberry Mountain, perfect for setting the tone for your meal.

The Barn’s Fall cocktail menu includes four beverages specially crafted for the season.

The Three Sisters Beverage team shared the recipes of a few signature cocktails they’re serving this Fall.

Fall flavors shine bold and bright in the cocktails being mixed up by the Dogwood Beverage team this season.

Discover the Main House's favorite cocktails for Fall and recreate them on your own.

The Barn and the Main House have been mixing up some tasty beverages this late Summer season.

Start your day with Blackberry Mountain's gluten free Banana Muffins.

We can’t get enough of the bright flavors of Spring, and this salad from The Barn shows off delicious, fresh, seasonal flavor with perfect balance.

Pastry Chef Ben Yusko is sharing an at-home ice cream recipe and his tips for how to elevate it with mix-ins and flavor combinations you’ll love.

Mix up a refreshing cocktail from the Main House's new Spring menu.

Enjoy this bright and beautiful salad from Three Sisters Executive Chef Joey Edwards.

The Firetower Beverage team shares their take on a traditional sour with the Roman Sour.

Enjoy the recipe for Executive Chef Joel Werner's Cauliflower and Colatura Salad from the Firetower.

Perfect for a sweet breakfast, enjoy Blackberry Mountain Executive Chef Bonnie Moore's Spiced Apple Muffins.

Get the recipe for Executive Chef Josh Feathers’ Roasted Pumpkin Soup from the Main House.

Enjoy a special family recipe that Pastry Supervisor Kendall McCullough is sharing with guests of the Dogwood.

Shake up a family holiday favorite with Chef Josh Feather’s Farmstead variations on deviled eggs.

Stir up a cocktail inspired by our annual Stave Puzzling event on the Farm!

Enjoy this creative Winter take on a whiskey sour, featuring vanilla notes and a red wine float.

Get the recipe for Salad of Sugar Snap Peas, Brebis Cheese and Preserved Lemon by Chef Joseph Lenn!

Get the recipe for Honey Thyme Cheesecake by Pastry Chef Maggie Davidson!

This garden-inspired vodka drink makes us want to sip under the shade tree!

You will want to make these Carrot Thyme Rolls this Spring! Get the recipe!

Watch the video and get the recipe for Bacon and Egg Salad with Gardener Jeff Ross!

A healthy snack idea from children's cookbook author Helen DeFrance!


Get creative in the kitchen with Farmstead products with one of our favorites, Pickled Beets and Strawberries!


Spring Awakening is the perfect cocktail to get ready for Spring. Get the recipe!






Watch the video and get the recipe for Roasted Oysters by Chef Joseph Lenn!

You can use Blackberry Farm Peanut Butter for so many recipes — way beyond a typical PB+J!


Get the recipe for a February dessert from Pastry Chef Maggie Davidson!

Chef Josh Feathers helps you prepare breakfast in bed.

This mocktail features orange juice, pomegranate juice and some vanilla for a beverage that is perfect for the month of February!

What could be better than a box of chocolate cocktails?

Watch the video and get the recipe for Pencil Cob Grits with Tennessee Black Truffle Custard by Chef Joseph Lenn!

Try this Winter cocktail by Blackberry Farm Mixologist Andrew Noye!


Try this Venison & Vegetable Chowder with Sweet Garlic Grits by Chef Josh Feathers!


Try this dessert with cake, Guinness sauce, Bailey's ice cream, pretzels and beer nuts!

The truffle dogs love these, so we bet your dogs will too!



Get the recipe for the Cranberry Claus holiday cocktail!

If you prefer something hot and traditional, try this holiday cocktail!

Get the recipe for Holiday Cocktail #8: Spiced Orange Negroni!

Some equate this holiday cocktail to fruit cake in cookie form.

This holiday cocktail is inspired by chocolate covered lemons.

Spice up jello salad with these seafoam jello salad shooters.

This cocktail is the perfect way to enjoy a cookie without the crumbs.

There is nothing more delightful on a cold day like a nice cup of hot cider, especially if you sneak a little Jack Daniel's in it.

Enjoy this take on traditional mulled wine.

Not your grandmother's candy bowl... well, maybe!

Run, run as fast as you can and get the recipe for our Gingerbread Bumpkin cocktail!

This silky Fall butter is easy to spread it on warm toast and eat an entire jar. Check out our favorite ways to use!

Try this dessert for the holidays!

Our holiday cocktail list features twists on Winter classics and new inventions inspired by the season.

Enjoy Peppermint White Hot Chocolate for the holidays!

Get the recipe for Tennessee Eggnog from our holiday cocktail series!

Here is the recipe for Mushroom and Leek Frittata with Singing Brook Cheese by Chef Josh Feathers!

In our desserts, we try to use indigenous ingredients whenever possible, and what could be more iconic for the state of Tennessee than Jack Daniel’s Whiskey?

See what cocktail Andrew Noye has created this month with sweet potatoes!

Get creative in the kitchen with Blackberry Farm Singing Brook Cheese.

Try out Chef Feathers' Blackberry Farm twist on the classic macaroni and cheese.

Chef Joseph Lenn shares his recipe for Root Vegetable, Field Pea and Farro Stew.

Get creative in the kitchen with Blackberry Farm Apple Butter.


Pastry Chef Maggie Davidson shares how to make a delicious Halloween treat!

The key to this featured cocktail is having fresh apple cider!

Billy's beverage this month features a favorite October candy: candy corn!

Our featured dessert for September is Sorghum & Spice Bonbons by Pastry Chef, Maggie Davidson.

Try this Southern twist on a classic whiskey sour!

Enjoy our Aged Pimento Cheese by itself or with these serving suggestions.

This cocktail is the perfect start to the Fall season!

This sweet dish melds all the wonderful flavors of South into one skillet.

Pick a fruit, some fresh herbs, muddle together and you've got the beginnings of a classic Summer cocktail.

This mocktail features rich vanilla flavor and juicy, sweet blackberry for a beverage that is perfect for Summer.

Taste the flavors of Summer with this light, refreshing faro, tomato and cucumber dish that features our Brebis cheese.

Tennessee Chow Chow is a flavorful and vibrant relish that is both sweet and savory.

Enjoy citrus as its peak with this blood orange cocktail recipe.

Blueberry Jam is a Farmstead breakfast staple, but there are even more ways to think outside the jar.

There's nothing better than sweet, juicy blueberries that are now in season!

Add some flavor to your backyard barbecue with some of our favorite Farmstead offerings.

We have the perfect popcorn recipe that you and your family can snack on.

Learn a few tips from Helen DeFrance on how to get kids in the kitchen.

Get the recipe for a refreshing Strawberry Kiwi Spritzer mocktail.

Enjoy fresh flavors while cooling off with a Strawberry Ginger Fizz cocktail.

Mark the arrival of Summer with our favorite annual Memorial Day mocktail!

Get the recipe for our Virgin Orange Strawberry Mimosa.

Enjoy the sweet flavors of seasonal strawberries in a delicious dessert from our pastry kitchen.

This month, in honor of the Kentucky Derby and the famed mint julep, we bring you an inspired version that is definitely worthy of afternoon sipping.

Get the recipe for our Chamomile Lemon Iced Tea!

Find out how to make the Godson – a fun twist on a classic Godfather cocktail.

Blackberry Mountain Director of Food and Beverage is sharing how he sets the tone for a meal with the perfect pre-dinner sip.